The SVOD service has successfully established mutually beneficial partnerships with several telecommunications companies in the region.
SVOD service StarzPlay has entered into a partnership with Asiacell, a mobile telecommunications and data services provider in Iraq. Under the new deal, StarzPlay’s streaming service will be available to all Asiacell’s ‘Unlimited’ monthly package subscribers.
With a subscriber base of over 14m customers, Asiacell is the first mobile telecommunications provider in Iraq to achieve nationwide coverage. Its network coverage, reaches some 99% of the Iraqi population with its 3.9G data services.
Commenting on the partnership, Raghida Abou-Fadel, Vice President of Sales & Business Development, StarzPlay said: “One of our objectives as a business since we launched in the region was to establish a clutch of partnerships with telecommunications providers so that we could offer the best value deals to customers, with flexible payment options through existing mobile contracts. This latest partnership with Iraq’s Asiacell underlines our commitment to this strategy, offering enhanced customer service through hard bundled packages for subscribers. We’re also pleased to announce our continued penetration of what is a fast growing and important consumer market as we progress in achieving our expansion plans across the Middle East and North Africa region.”
Abdulla Hassan, Spokesperson of Asiacell, added: “Asiacell has always set out to be the prime digital life enabler in Iraq. We are proud to have established this significant partnership with the region’s leading SVOD platform StarzPlay to further drive customer satisfaction.”
